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20 years of AMC Hill of Value®

On 9 June 2022, Brian Hall, global strategy optimization expert and author of the definitive text on the subject, “Cut-off Grades and Optimising the Strategic Mine Plan”, presented a webinar on 20 years of AMC Hill of Value, case studies, and the next chapter. He was joined by Andrew Hall, Executive Lead - Advisory, Jayson Tolley, Advisory Lead - Strategy Optimization, and David Sahota, Senior Mining Analyst, Strategy Optimization.

Ian Lipton

Andrew Hall

Director/Advisory Lead - Advisory

  • Short bio

    Andrew has 25 years of mining and project management experience. His expertise is predominantly in feasibility study assessment, technical due diligence, and business improvement in underground and open pit metalliferous mining projects. Andrew has managed numerous scoping, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies world-wide, and overseen the preparation of public reports and performed the role of Qualified/Competent Person for Mineral/Ore Reserves in accordance with the requirements of NI43-101 and JORC.

Ian Lipton

Brian Hall

Principal Mining Engineer

  • Short bio

    Brian Hall has more than 45 years’ experience in planning and operational roles and as a consultant. Over the last 20 years, he has specialized in the optimization of strategic plans for mining operations and has authored the textbook Cut-Off Grades and Optimising the Strategic Mine Plan, published by The AusIMM in 2014.

Jayson Tolley

Jayson Tolley

Advisory Lead - Strategy Optimization

  • Short bio

    Jayson has more than ten years of experience in the mining industry. The core focus of his work has been based around underground hard-rock mining, with a particular skill set in engineering design, detailed mine planning and scheduling, financial analysis and project management. Jayson has experience using numerous specialist mining software programs, which he combines with his problem solving and leadership skills to provide bespoke mining engineering solutions. Jayson can manage a team on any given mining project, be it technical or corporate, and utilize his capabilities with engineering design plus financial modelling, together with a key understanding of the project economics to deliver top-quality projects to clients. 

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